The Ruse

2024

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 19% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 2714 2.7K

Director

Stevan Mena Photo
Stevan Mena

Top cast

Michael Steger Photo
Michael Steger as Tom
Veronica Cartwright Photo
Veronica Cartwright as Olivia
Kayleigh Ruller Photo
Kayleigh Ruller as Tracy
Robertson Michaud Photo
Robertson Michaud as Police Officer
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921.08 MB
1280*532
English 2.0
R
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24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 22
1.85 GB
1920*798
English 5.1
R
Subtitles us  de  es  
24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 48

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

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Reviewed by knzdbtrh 6 / 10

Could've been better

I went into this movie only seeing the trailer and it seemed pretty interesting as I do like thrillers and mysteries. Had nothing to do on a Thursday afternoon so thought I'd give it a shot. It seemed promising for the first about 45 minutes to one hour, but the third act fell apart for me. I'm not really giving spoilers here, just wanted to give my opinion of what I thought of the movie and to be honest could've been better. I thought it was just the theater I was in, but reading a review from screen rant I see that there were audio issues in the movie. I don't understand what happened, but mic cutouts and sudden drops in the audio were kind of strange. Also, some of the action scenes felt very low budget and hacky. This movie felt more like a straight to streaming movie and not a movie theater release. They were only three other people with me in the theater and only one showing today so maybe that could've tipped me off. Not great, not the worst I've ever seen just merely OK, a premise that had promise.
Reviewed by kevin_robbins 6 / 10

The Ruse has enough worthwhile elements to hold your attention, but not enough to stand out in the genre

I watched The Ruse (2024) in theaters last night. The story follows a woman desperate for work who lands a recently vacated caretaker position. She soon discovers that the woman she's caring for is far more than she bargained for-and may be connected to the mysterious disappearance of the previous caretaker.The film is written and directed by Stevan Mena (Malevolence) and stars Veronica Cartwright (Alien), Michael Steger (90210), Madelyn Dundon (Lucky Louie), and Drew Moerlein (Bloodline Killer).This is a movie that feels uneven in just about every way. Veronica Cartwright delivers a fantastic performance, keeping the film intense, unpredictable, and charged with uncertainty. Her dialogue, mannerisms, and delivery are consistently strong. Unfortunately, Madelyn Dundon's performance is noticeably stiff, often coming across as inauthentic. Her facial expressions and body language frequently don't align with what's happening in the scene, though it's hard to say how much of that stems from her acting versus the writing.I did enjoy the cinematography-there are some clever uses of black-and-white visuals and well-chosen camera angles that effectively build tension. However, the kill scenes rely on cutaways, which I always find frustrating. That said, the ending is pretty fun and left me wishing the rest of the film had taken more kills along the way.In conclusion, The Ruse has enough worthwhile elements to hold your attention, but not enough to stand out in the genre. I'd give it a 5.5-6/10 and recommend seeing it once.
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